Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => HowTo's and Build-a-longs => Topic started by: DC on May 14, 2019, 10:51:38 am
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I'm not sure how this happened but one side of the nock broke.
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I sanded down the sides on my belt sander so the bottom of the nock was still original
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Then I sanded two pieces of Purple Heart(to match the footing) so the sides of the nock were parallel. I could have done a better job but I was thinking of the how-to rather than the work at hand.
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Glued one side on using thick CA
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Then the other. Gluing them one at a time is less fiddly.
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Rough sanded on the belt sander. (Couldn't get any pics) and finished with sanding sticks.
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Wrapped with upholstery thread and thin CA.
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Then I chucked it up in the lathe(use a drill if you don't have a lathe) and put on a coat of 5 min epoxy. Turn until cured and shiny.
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Finished
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Now you have a footed nock on that arrow too. Nicely done. :OK
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Thanks Pat, I think I will do the other two. It does look nice and the sides of the nock are kind of delicate on Spruce shafts.
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Nice tip! it looks good too!
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Superb.
In my case, it happens when another arrow strikes glancing blow to the nock on the way into target. I now try to look at my self nocks as pull them from target . . . could be unpleasant surprise if goes unnoticed.
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At our range there are more compound guys than self/recurve etc. The compound guys wear out the yellow portion of the targets. Once in a while if I hit the worn out spot the arrow bounces back out and lands on the floor nock first. I think that's what happened.
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Now you have a footed nock on that arrow too. Nicely done. :OK
So...would that arrow be footed and handed?
Those are some seriously good looking arrows!
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Thanks JW but like everything else I make the finish could be nicer. I'm more of a framer than a cabinet maker :D
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Well done.
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Very nice work.